İbo Show

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İbo Show
The İbo Show Logo
Format	Talk Show
Starring	İbrahim Tatlıses
Country of origin	Turkey
Broadcast

The İbo Show is a live Turkish variety program hosted by the singer and entertainer İbrahim Tatlıses. The show features interviews and performances by Tatlıses and his guests. On the air since 1990, the İbo Show has hosted guests ranging from pop stars to the Prime Minister. It was the first show of its kind with Tatlises introducing a unique combination of talk show and live concert every Sunday night. In December of 2003, Tatlıses, who is of mixed Kurdish and Arab background, ^[1] was criticized when he sang a folk song in Kurdish on the İbo Show. The incident sparked protests and boycotts by Turkish nationalist and an assassination attempt.^[2]

Ibrahim Tatlises is watched all over Europe via satellite and The Ibo Show provides access for an international audience to one of Turkey's greatest entertainers. Tatlises has also vowed to continue hosting İbo Show till 2010.

[edit] References

1. ^ Rough Guide to World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, ed. Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, and Richard Trillo (1999), p. 409.
2. ^ Kerim Yildiz and Georgina Fryer, The Kurds: Culture and language Rights (London, 2004), p. 221.